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How to Knit Baby Booties Guide

Baby booties come in all sorts of shapes. Some resemble socks or stocking, others resemble adult footwear and then there are the cutie ones. Babies kick a lot and booties should be shaped well to stay on their tiny feet even when they flay around.

Here are some of my picks starting with the cute ones.

1. Jeni’s Baby Duck Feet

Image source: Jeny Staiman at knitty.com

Jeni suddenly realised that babies do not walk in their socks, so she designed a pair of duck feet that is totally just for fun. My kind of girl. You need to be comfortable with or know how to knit in the round.

2. Froggy socks

3. Kimono Baby Booties

Image source: icreative.com

Isn’t this booties cute? It wraps at the top of the foot like a kimono, hence the name. The pattern is written in Spanish. The webpage listed below provides a link to translate the instructions into English. There is also a very helpful video which is full-length.

5. Scrunchy Booties

Image source: Jennifer Batt at Knitpicks

These booties look more like socks cum leg warmers. They are knitted from the toe up using a short row heel. You can use this project to learn the short row technique. You will also learn how to create a scrunchy look using knitting and purling.